Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship

The Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship at Children’s Hospital Colorado is a comprehensive, one-year training program that combines high-volume clinical experience with structured teaching and research opportunities. The fellowship is designed to prepare trainees for successful careers in both academic and non-academic pediatric neuroradiology.

Fellows receive individualized, one-on-one instruction in the performance and interpretation of neuroimaging studies spanning the entire pediatric spectrum—from fetal through adolescent life. Training encompasses both routine and advanced imaging techniques, including:

• Functional MRI (fMRI)
• Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
• MR Spectroscopy
• Perfusion Imaging
• Vessel Wall Imaging
• Amide Proton Transfer (APT) Imaging
  

Multidisciplinary Collaboration & Educational Opportunities

Throughout the year, fellows actively participate in a wide range of multidisciplinary conferences and collaborative settings, including:

• Neurology
• Epilepsy
• Stroke
• ENT
• Ophthalmology
• Genetics & Metabolic Disorders
• Neuro-oncology
  

We welcome fellows from all backgrounds and strive to foster an inclusive learning environment that values varied perspectives, lived experiences, and cultural awareness—recognizing that these enrich our clinical practice and research innovation.

Fellows also benefit from unique observership and rotation opportunities, including:

• A one-month rotation with Dr. BK Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, our esteemed neuropathologist
• One-week observerships with both neurosurgery and neurocritical care teams
  

Fellows participate in approximately 12 weekends of call per year.

Each applicant will apply online using this link

After completing the online application, please email the following to the fellowship coordinator at [email protected]:

• CV
• Personal statement
• Medical Student Performance Evaluation Letter (Dean's Letter)
• Three (3) letters of recommendation
• USMLE and other Board examination results (COMLEX, NBME, FLEX, ECFMG), if applicable
• Medical school diploma
• Photograph (optional)

Jody Romeo

Pediatric Fellowship Program Coordinator

Department of Radiology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
12631 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045 | Mail Stop 8200

Phone: 303-724-5009

[email protected]

Virtual Interviews:

All of our interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom.

You will have three interviews each lasting thirty minutes.

1. Interview with Dr. David Mirsky, Program Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship 
   
2. Interview with Dr. Nicholas Stence, Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology
   
3. An additional Pediatric Neuroradiology faculty member

What to do if...

...I need to cancel or change my interview: contact Jody Romeo, our Fellowship Coordinator, by e-mail ​or by phone during business hours.

Gladys Arguello Fletes, MD (2024) Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado

Maricarmen Nazario Malave, MD (2022) Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado

Krystle Barhaghi, MD (2021) St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University

Andria Powers, MD (2020) Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado

Kartik Reddy, MD (2019) Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory Healthcare 

Jacqueline Smith, DO (2018) ​​Radiology Associates of North Texas

Christina White, DO (2017) Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado

Accuracy of Tumor Surveillance of Pediatric Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma Using Noncontrast Brain MRI

Chee K, Mirsky DM, Neuberger I, Dastagirzada Y, Cooper E, Hankinson TC. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Sep 25. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8928.

International guidelines for the imaging investigation of suspected child physical abuse (IGISPA): a protocol for a modified Delphi consensus study

Jai Sidpra, Alison M Kemp, Amal Saleh Nour, Cindy W Christian, Claire Robinson, David M Mirsky, Hannah Holmes, Heather Chesters, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Elena Pizzo, Elaine Y Kan, Emilia Wawrzkowicz, Harry Bliss, Laura Knight, Leandro T Lucato, Ola Kvist, Patrick Kelly, Sabah Servaes, Karen Rosendahl, Owen John Arthurs, Rick van Rijn, Kshitij Mankad, Amaka C Offiah; IGISPA Consensus Group BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 25;15(9):e101693. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101693.

Myth Busted! Dispelling Myths Surrounding Pediatric Radiology as a Career.
Farmakis SG, Bhatia A, John SD, Martinez M, Milla SS, Pfeifer C, Schiess DM. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Aug;22(8):967-971.

Mortality after abusive head trauma: Relationship to brain injury severity, age, and co-occurring bodily injuries

Robin L Peterson, Daniel M Lindberg, William A Piña-Anastasiadis, Sarah Graber, Antonia Chiesa, David M Mirsky, Nicholas Stence, Michael Dichiaro, Ricka Messer, Casey Madison, Angela H Lee, Ligia Batista, Amy K Connery Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Sep:167:107574. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107574. Epub 2025 Jun 24.

Changing Management of Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy of Childhood From 2010 to 2022

Heather J Fullerton, Nancy K Hills, Hui Chen, Nomazulu Dlamini, Nicholas V Stence, Max Wintermark; VIPS II Investigators Stroke. 2025 Jun;56(6):1460-1468. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.050550. Epub 2025 May 12.

Prenatal diagnosis of infratentorial anomalies: ultrasound, fetal MRI, and implications for counseling

Teresa Chapman, David M Mirsky, J Igor Iruretagoyena, Carolina V Guimaraes Pediatr Radiol. 2025 Jun 16. doi: 10.1007/s00247-025-06272-9. Online ahead of print.

Injury, child and family factors predict neurodevelopment outcomes after abusive head trauma
Amy K Connery, William A Anastasiadis, Daniel M Lindberg, Sarah Graber, Antonia Chiesa, David M Mirsky, Nicholas Stence, Michael Dichiaro, Ricka Messer, Casey Madison, Angela H Lee, Ligia Batista, Robin L Peterson Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Jun:164:107438. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107438. Epub 2025 Apr 7.

Impact of AI Decision Support on Clinical Experts' Radiographic Interpretation of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma

Eric W Prince, David M Mirsky, Todd C Hankinson, Carsten Görg AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2025 May 22:2024:930-939. eCollection 2024.

Cytotoxic Edema is Associated with Injury Severity but Not Abusive Mechanism in Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury

Batista L, Stence NV, Mirsky DM, Lewis T, Graber S, Ghebechristos HE, Alaghband G, Connery AK, O’Neill BR, Lindberg DM. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2025 Mar;161:107312.

The impact of highly effective modulator therapy on sinusitis and dysosmia in young children with cystic fibrosis: a prospective study protocol
Liu CM, Fischer JL, Zemanick ET, Woods JC, Markarian KK, Fain SB, Froh D, Heltshe SL, Hoffman LR, Humphries SM, Kramer EL, Ode KL, Lewis M, Li DA, Mata J, Milla SS, Niedbalski PJ, Sawatzky BD, Sim MS, Sullivan JS, Trout AT, Goss CH, Taylor-Cousar JL, Beswick DM. ERJ Open Res. 2025 Jan 13;11(1):00137-2024. 

Prevalence of concha bullosa in a pediatric population
Jiang JG, Gitomer SA, Tong S, Herrmann BW, Neuberger I, Mirsky DM. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2024 Nov;186:112108.

Steno-occlusive Intracranial Large Vessel Arteriopathies in Childhood: A Pattern Oriented Approach to Neuroimaging Diagnosis
Kelson KS, Bernard TJ, Stence NV. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2024 Nov;34(4):601-613.

Growth and Symmetry of the Levator Veli Palatini Muscle Within the First Two Years of Life
Kotlarek KJ, Levene S, Piccorelli AV, Allen GC, Barhaghi K, Neuberger I. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2024 Nov;61(11):1803-1813.

Child life specialists predict successful MRI scanning in unsedated children 4 to 12 years old
Staab JH, Yoder AC, Brinton JT, Stence NV, Simonsen CE, Newman BF, Garcia KA, Browne LP. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 Oct;54(11):1919-1927. doi: 10.1007/s00247-024-06040-1. Epub 2024 Sept 18.

Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Dimensions in Infants 0-12 Months: Between- and Within-Group Differences Based on Age and Sex
Power SJ, Piccorelli AV, Jones DL, Neuberger I, Allen GC, Barhaghi K, Kotlarek KJ. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 Oct 8;67(10):3579-3594.

Comparison of best landmarks for calculating fetal jaw measurements by ultrasound and MRI in micrognathia

Lyttle BD, Derderian SC, Neuberger I, Behrendt NJ, Pickett-Nairne K, Francom CR, Liechty KW, Meyers ML. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 Oct;54(11):1850-1861

Utility of Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Enhance Outcome Prediction in Critically Ill Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Janas AM, Miller KR, Stence NV, Wyrwa JM, Ruzas CM, Messer R, Mourani PM, Fink EL, Maddux AB. Neurocrit Care. 2024 Aug;41(1):80-90. doi 10.1007/s12028-0232-01898-9. Epub 2023 Dec 26.

IDH-mutant astrocytoma arising from a demyelinating plaque in a child with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Kalter JA, Yang RA, Toland A, Milla S, Lund TC, Hankinson T, Dahl NA. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2024 Mar 20;83(4):289-292.

Axial Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Evaluating Revascularization after Indirect Bypass Surgery for Moyamoya Axial Magnetic Resonance Angiography after Indirect Bypass
Elbadry RG, Neuberger I, Ryan MV, Maloney JA, Laarakker A, Graber s, Bernadr T, Cooper E, Ritz C, Wilkinson CC. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2024;59(4):143-164.

Variants in PTEN Are Associated With a Diverse Spectrum of Cortical Dysplasia
Shelkowitz E, Stence NV, Neuberger I, Park KL, Saenz MS, Pao E, Oyama N, Friedman SD, Shaw DWW, Mirzaa GM. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Oct;147:154-162.

Radiation dose reduction using spectral shaping in pediatric non-contrast sinus CT
Zhou W, Malave MN, Maloney JA, White C, Weinman JP, Huo D, Neuberger I. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 Sep;53(10):2069-2078.

Dots and spots: A retrospective review of T2-hyperintense white matter lesions in pediatric patients with and without headache
Ackley E, Asamoah P, Mirsky D, White C, Maloney J, Stence N, Silveira L, Yonker M, Neuberger I. Headache. 2023 May;63(5):611-620.

Fusion of Lateral Calvarial Sutures on Volume-Rendered Computed Tomography Reconstructions in Patients With Known Craniosynostosis
Wilkinson CC, Belanger K, Elbadry R, Hoffman J, Ryan M, Stence NV, Graber SJ, Ridder T, Batista L, French BM. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 May 1;34(3):969-975.

International Consensus Statement on the Radiological Screening of Contact Children in the Context of Suspected Child Physical Abuse

Mankad K, Sidpra J, Mirsky DM, Oates AJ, Colleran GC, Lucato LT, Kan E, Kilborn T, Agrawal N, Teeuw AH, Kelly P, Zeitlin D, Carter J, Debelle GD, Berger RP, Christian CW, Lindberg DM, Raissaki M, Argyropoulou M, Adamsbaum C, Cain T, van Rijn RR, Silvera VM, Rossi A, Kemp AM, Choudhary AK, Offiah AC. JAMA Pediatrics. 2023 May 1;177(5):526-533. 

Hyperacute Perfusion Imaging Before Pediatric Thrombectomy: One Step Closer
Stence N, Dlamini N. Neurology. 2023 Mar 14;100(11):501-502.

Prevalence of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in abusive head trauma
Burtard C, Panks J, Silverman LB, Lindeber DM, Stence NV, Neuberger I, Maloney J, White C, Mirsky DM. Pediatric Radiology. 2023.

Torcular Dural Sinus Malformation: Fetal and Postnatal Imaging Findings and Their Associations With Clinical Outcomes
Goldman-Yassen AE, Shifrin A, Mirsky DM, Vossough A, Licht DJ, Feygin T. Pediatric Neurology. 2022 Oct;135:28-37.

Refining the Neuroimaging Definition of the Dandy-Walker Phenotype
Whitehead MT, Barkovich MJ, Sidpra J, Alves CA, Mirsky DM, Öztekin Ö , Bhattacharya D, Lucato LT, Sudhakar S, Taranath A, Andronikou S, Prabhu SP, Aldinger KA, Haldipur P, Millen KJ, Barkovich AJ, Boltshauser E, Dobyns WB, Mankad K. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Oct;43(10):1488-1493.